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2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2568

Katie's Law; DNA sample destruction; authorize County Judge for Lee County.

Became law as Chapter 418, Laws of 2018, signed March 26, 2018, 70 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-47-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, KNOWN AS "KATIE'S LAW," TO PROVIDE THAT AN ARRESTEE'S DNA SAMPLE MAY BE DESTROYED AND THE RECORD DELETED FROM THE DATABASE UPON MOTION OF ONE OF THE PARTIES, OR THE COURT SUA SPONTE; TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL COUNTY COURT JUDGE FOR LEE COUNTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 15 to March 26, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 723 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 15 to Jan 2510 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Feb 2821 days

Judiciary BFeb 19 to Feb 223 days

Back in the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 1919 days

With the GovernorMar 19 to Mar 267 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 7

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 7

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Feb 28

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 19

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Dixon, Gipson and Bailey)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  5. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 19 – Mar 26

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 16 actions, as published